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And then, after seven issues, ''ComicBook/AvengersStandoff'' happened and Steve Rogers was restored to youth, super soldier serum intact. In the wake of ''Standoff'', Steve and Sam decide that it's okay if there are ''two'' Captain Americas, even if Sam finds himself compromising on his ideals somewhat, while Steve moved to his own book ''[[CaptainAmericaSteveRogers Captain America: Steve Rogers]]''.
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* {{Blackmail}}: During the trial of Maria Hill in ''Captain America: Steve Rogers'' #9, she essentially attempts to bribe the tribunal trying her for the events of ''ComicBook/AvengersStandoff'' by revealing that she plans to activate a powerful barrier to protect Earth from all sorts of alien invasions.
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* {{Blackmail}}: During the trial of Maria Hill in ''Captain America: Steve Rogers'' #9, she essentially attempts to bribe the tribunal trying her for the events of ''ComicBook/AvengersStandoff'' by revealing that she plans to activate a powerful barrier to protect Earth from all sorts of alien invasions.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: Misty again, in Sam Wilson #16. D-Man got one in the previous issue.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: Misty again, in Sam Wilson #16. D-Man got one in the previous issue. Issue #17 basically shares the limelight between Falcon and Rage.
* AngryBlackMan: Despite his moniker being Rage and the fact that he is black and has loads of things he is angry about, societally speaking, Elvin Haladay is actually fairly [[TheStoic reserved and stoic]] in his more matured older teen years, if no less passionate about fighting against injustice and being a hero.
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* CharacterDevelopment: Within a single issue, we can easily see how much Elvin Haladay, better known as the hero Rage, has matured compared to his previous self, despite having been in ComicBookLimbo for years. One of his last appearances showed that he'd taken a step back from heroing to focus on his school-life and to better educate himself. Now, though he's shown just as passionate and courageous as before, we see that his signature rage is much more tempered than it ever was and that he is considerably more reasonable and mature than before, if no less willing to fight against injustice, like from the hands of the Americops. Sam, however, doesn't really trust Elvin, given his moniker and history, and that he did end up in a fight against said Americops, which got caught on live television at a very politically sensitive time in the Marvel Universe.
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* ComplainingAboutRescuesTheyDontLike[=/=]UngratefulBastard: Ariella Conner, an author and political activist, slanders Falcon's name and questions his right to be in the US, right before he rescues her from a missile in a diving save. Her immediate reaction is tell him to get off of her, never mind that she was was about to be hit point-blank by a missile. With no thank-yous to speak of, she is later shown to be telling a fallacious version of what had transpired. Though Sam cools him down, Joaquin is understandably incensed by the whole affair.
-->'''Falcon:''' ''(angered)'' I just saved your life! You better be thankful I took some ''white'' super hero's job or you'd be, like, '''vaporized''' right now!
* CharacterDevelopment: Within a single issue, we can easily see how much Elvin Haladay, better known as the hero Rage, has matured compared to his previous self, despite having been in ComicBookLimbo for years. One of his last appearances showed that he'd taken a step back from heroing to focus on his school-life and to better educate himself. Now, though he's shown just as passionate and courageous as before, we see that his signature rage is much more tempered than it ever was and that he is considerably more reasonable and mature than before, if no less willing to fight against injustice, like from the hands of the Americops.Sam, however, At first, Sam doesn't really trust Elvin, given his moniker and history, and that he did end up in a fight against said Americops, which got caught on live television at a very politically sensitive time in the Marvel Universe.Universe, but by the end of issue #17, he's on much better terms with Rage, and even encourages Rage to keeping "pushing" him and CallingTheOldManOut, as needed and within reason of course.
-->'''Falcon:''' ''(angered)'' I just saved your life! You better be thankful I took some ''white'' super hero's job or you'd be, like, '''vaporized''' right now!
* CharacterDevelopment: Within a single issue, we can easily see how much Elvin Haladay, better known as the hero Rage, has matured compared to his previous self, despite having been in ComicBookLimbo for years. One of his last appearances showed that he'd taken a step back from heroing to focus on his school-life and to better educate himself. Now, though he's shown just as passionate and courageous as before, we see that his signature rage is much more tempered than it ever was and that he is considerably more reasonable and mature than before, if no less willing to fight against injustice, like from the hands of the Americops.
** Issue #15 reveals that Joaquin is huge wrestling fan, in all of its forms. His opinion of D-Man skyrockets when he realizes that he's a famous, retired former wrestler.
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** MadScientist Karl Malus's other victims aren't always so lucky in the Petting Zoo department. Joaquin Torres, the soon to be new Falcon, actually seems to come out the better for than most, as far as can be told, and despite the bigger eyes, slightly taloned hands and feet, and flight-capable wings on his arms, he looks more human than even Wolf-Cap does. However, because he was spliced with genes from Sam's pet, Redwing, and because of Redwing's unique physiology as an avian vampirism carrier (i.e., many of the perks without most of the side-effects), unlike Sam and other potential splice victims, Joaquin's newly granted HealingFactor actually renders him unable to be cured of his "Falcon" state.
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** MadScientist Karl Malus's other victims aren't always so lucky in the Petting Zoo department. Joaquin Torres, the soon to be now new Falcon, actually seems to come out the better for than most, as far as can be told, and despite the bigger eyes, slightly taloned hands and feet, and flight-capable wings on his arms, he looks more human than even Wolf-Cap does. However, because he was spliced with genes from Sam's pet, Redwing, and because of Redwing's unique physiology as an avian vampirism carrier (i.e., many of the perks without most of the side-effects), unlike Sam and other potential splice victims, Joaquin's newly granted HealingFactor actually renders him unable to be cured of his "Falcon" state.
* RecurringCharacter: Rage, who's all but a SixthRanger to the Sam's team by the mid-teens' issues. It's noteful that Falcon has gone out of his way twice now to include Rage in the current goings-on of the issues since they met, in spite of their meeting having been when Falcon flew Rage away from the Americop battle with Rage between his knees. Sam also notes and thanks Rage for looking after the fledgling hero Falcon, pointing out that they two of them are actually practically the same age (because Elvin got his powers when he was still pretty young and they aged him up physically).
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** In fact, this is the entire point of the storyline "[=#TakeBackTheShield=]" as government officials are so sick of how Sam Wilson is not being their Cap that they call in [=USAgent=] to get him to get back the shield and hand it back to Steve.
** He gives also gives it to some of the book's fandom as well with the Bombshells, a group of liberal college extremists who are based on "[=SJW=]" stereotypes, right down to using terms like "safe space", "patriarchy" and "problematic." Note that Rage actually agrees with some of their views, just not the part where they think that gives them the right to murder Republicans.
* UnexpectedCharacter: Despite being an arc focused on the Serpent Society, Diamondback was quite the surprise character. We later got Rage, of all people, back from ComicBookLimbo, and that doesn't seem be the last of the surprises, either, as [=USAgent=] is back now, too.
** He gives also gives it to some of the book's fandom as well with the Bombshells, a group of liberal college extremists who are based on "[=SJW=]" stereotypes, right down to using terms like "safe space", "patriarchy" and "problematic." Note that Rage actually agrees with some of their views, just not the part where they think that gives them the right to murder Republicans.
* UnexpectedCharacter: Despite being an arc focused on the Serpent Society, Diamondback was quite the surprise character. We later got Rage, of all people, back from ComicBookLimbo, and that doesn't seem be the last of the surprises, either, as [=USAgent=] is back now, too.
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** In fact, this is the entire point of the storyline "[=#TakeBackTheShield=]" "[=#TakeBackTheShield=]", as government officials are so sick of how Sam Wilson is not being their Cap that they call in [=USAgent=] to get him to get back the shield and hand it back to Steve.
** Hegives also gives it to some of the book's fandom as well with the Bombshells, a group of liberal college extremists who are based on "[=SJW=]" stereotypes, right down to using terms like "safe space", "patriarchy" and "problematic." Note that Rage Falcon actually agrees with some of their views, just not the part where they think that gives them the right to murder Republicans.
* UnexpectedCharacter: Despite being an arc focused on the Serpent Society, Diamondback was quite the surprise character. We later got Rage, of all people, back fromComicBookLimbo, ComicBookLimbo with [[RecurringCharacter recurring appearances]], and that doesn't seem be the last of the surprises, either, as [=USAgent=] is back now, too.
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** In issue #15, while in an outing to watch wrestling, Joaquin is shown to have been given a brown duster. He complains about it looking dated, though, especially with the shoulders, with Sam telling him it's custom made like how some of the X-Men's civilian outfits tend to be.
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* {{Blackmail}}: During the trial of Maria Hill in ''Captain America: Steve Rogers'' #9, she essentially attempts to bribe the tribunal trying her for the events of ''ComicBook/AvengersStandoff'' by revealing that she plans to activate a powerful barrier to protect Earth from all sorts of alien invasions.
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* BlondeRepublicanSexKitten: Rage and Falcon go to protest a lecture being given by one of these, and end up having to save her from left-wing radicals.
--> '''Falcon:''' Can you believe what that psycho [[WitchWithACapitalB witch]] is saying about me?! [-[[DistractedByTheSexy And the fact that she's hot just makes it way worse.]]-]
--> '''Falcon:''' Can you believe what that psycho [[WitchWithACapitalB witch]] is saying about me?! [-[[DistractedByTheSexy And the fact that she's hot just makes it way worse.]]-]
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** He gives also gives it to some of the book's fandom as well with the Bombshells, a group of liberal college extremists who are based on "[=SJW=]" stereotypes, right down to using terms like "safe space" space", "patriarchy" and "problematic." Note that Rage actually agrees with some of their views, just not the part where they think that gives them the right to murder Republicans.
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* TakeThatAudience: Nick Spencer doesn't shy away from taking shot at the people that complain about Sam Wilson being Captain America, to the point that the first volume is called "Not My Captain America".
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** Nick Spencer doesn't shy away from taking shot at the people that complain about Sam Wilson being Captain America, to the point that the first volume is called "Not My Captain America".
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* ADayInTheLimelight: Misty again, in Sam Wilson #16. D-Man got one in the previous issue.
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** MadScientist Karl Mallus's other victims aren't always so lucky in the Petting Zoo department. Joaquin Torres, the soon to be new Falcon, actually seems to come out the better for than most, as far as can be told, and despite the bigger eyes, slightly taloned hands and feet, and flight-capable wings on his arms, he looks more human than even Wolf-Cap does. However, because he was spliced with genes from Sam's pet, Redwing, and because of Redwing's unique physiology as an avian vampirism carrier (i.e., many of the perks without most of the side-effects), unlike Sam and other potential splice victims, Joaquin's newly granted HealingFactor actually renders him unable to be cured of his "Falcon" state.
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** MadScientist Karl Mallus's Malus's other victims aren't always so lucky in the Petting Zoo department. Joaquin Torres, the soon to be new Falcon, actually seems to come out the better for than most, as far as can be told, and despite the bigger eyes, slightly taloned hands and feet, and flight-capable wings on his arms, he looks more human than even Wolf-Cap does. However, because he was spliced with genes from Sam's pet, Redwing, and because of Redwing's unique physiology as an avian vampirism carrier (i.e., many of the perks without most of the side-effects), unlike Sam and other potential splice victims, Joaquin's newly granted HealingFactor actually renders him unable to be cured of his "Falcon" state.
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* UnwittingPawn: Keane Industries tries to convince [=USAgent=] to deal with the "rogue" Sam Wilson. John is hesitant about the whole thing (essentially saying that, yeah, part of him wants to get involved, but it's really none of his damn business, it's between Sam and Steve) up until he is shown context-less footage of Sam fighting the Americops. The two throw down, and afterward John goes back to being hesitant, but then Steve himself gives him the go-ahead to take back the shield, presumably as a means of causing more strife in the superhuman community to distract from his dealings with Hydra.
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* TheChessmaster: [[spoiler:Steve proves to be a pretty fearsome one when it stands revealed that Steve framed Bruce Banner to make sure Ulysses' precog powers never spotted him, thus getting his once-trusted ally killed by one of his other friends.]]
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* '''''Captain America: Steve Rogers''''', written by Spencer with art by Jesus Saiz, is about Steve going back to work for SHIELD, with Sharon Carter and Rick Jones, going up against a rejuvenated, grassroots Hydra and a powerful telepathic Red Skull, who has managed to make Steve believe that he has a HYDRA double agent his whole life.
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* '''''Captain America: Steve Rogers''''', written by Spencer with art by Jesus Saiz, is about Steve going back to work for SHIELD, with Sharon Carter and Rick Jones, going up against a rejuvenated, grassroots Hydra and a powerful telepathic Red Skull, who has managed to make Steve believe that he has makes Cap undergo a HYDRA double agent his whole life.
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* '''''Captain America: Steve Rogers''''', written by Spencer with art by Jesus Saiz, is about Steve going back to work for SHIELD, with Sharon Carter and Rick Jones, going up against a rejuvenated, grassroots Hydra and a powerful telepathic Red Skull [[spoiler:who Skull, who has managed to make Steve believe that he has a HYDRA double agent his whole life.]]
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* TheCracker / PlayfulHacker: "The Whisperer," who hacked into SHIELD and publicly revealed that they were doing experiments with a Cosmic Cube in order to alter reality. Since Sam helped him escape, he's been helping Sam. In ''Standoff'', it was revealed that he was actually [[spoiler:Rick Jones]] and then he was forced to work for SHIELD and Steve Rogers.
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* TheCracker / PlayfulHacker: TheCracker[=/=]PlayfulHacker: "The Whisperer," who hacked into SHIELD and publicly revealed that they were doing experiments with a Cosmic Cube in order to alter reality. Since Sam helped him escape, he's been helping Sam. In ''Standoff'', it was revealed that he was actually [[spoiler:Rick Jones]] and then he was forced to work for SHIELD and Steve Rogers.
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* UnexpectedCharacter: Despite being an arc focused on the Serpent Society, Diamondback was quite the surprise character. We later got Rage, of all people, back from ComicBookLimbo, and that doesn't seem be the last of the surprises, either, as {=USAgent=} is back now, too.
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* CharacterDevelopment: Within a single issue, we can easily see how much Elvin Haladay, better known as the hero Rage, has matured compared to his previous self, despite having been in ComicBookLimbo for years. One of his last appearances showed that he'd taken a step back from heroing to focus on his school-life and to better educate himself. Now, though he's shown just as passionate and courageous as before, we see that his signature rage is much more tempered than it ever was and that he is considerably more reasonable and mature than before, if no less willing to fight against injustice, like from the hands of the Americops. Sam, however, doesn't really trust Elvin, given his moniker and history, and that he did end up in a fight against said Americops, which got caught on live television at a very politically sensitive time in the Marvel Universe.
** The arc running concurrently alongside Civil War II features the Americops, a definite take on the rise of cop brutality and shootings of minorities as well as the dangers of militarized police forces. The Americops arbitrary targeting of young black youths manages to bring out Rage from the depths of ComicBookLimbo, as he stands against their injustice.
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* WalkingShirtlessScene: Joaquin post-splice tends to spend most of the time he isn't armored up sans a shirt. Almost certainly because wearing one would be too inconvenient to put on and take off with the huge wings attached to his arms, and he doesn't have any tailor made for him that would be easier to wear, like his armor which likely folds around him.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: Joaquin post-splice tends to spend most of the time he isn't armored up sans a shirt. Almost certainly because wearing one would be too inconvenient to put on and take off with the huge wings attached to his arms, and he doesn't have any tailor made for him that would be easier to wear, like his armor which likely folds around him.
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* '''''Captain America: Steve Rogers''''', written by Spencer with art by Jesus Saiz, is about Steve going back to work for SHIELD, with Sharon Carter and [[spoiler:Rick Jones (who was revealed to have been "the Whisperer")]], Rick Jones, going up against a rejuvenated, grassroots Hydra and a powerful telepathic Red Skull.
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-->''Let's just be honest here -- this country is as divided as it's ever been. Red and blue, black and white, Republican and Democrat, North and South -- feels like we are constantly at each other's throats. We don't '''trust''' each other. We no longer see ourselves in our neighbor. And this is not some intellectual debate -- people are '''dying'''. Our streets are burning. Inequality is soaring. It feels like things are about to break wide open. And it used to be -- even if we didn't '''agree''' on what to do in our communities, we could at least unite in fighting common enemies. Everybody's okay with beating up '''Hydra'''. Even that's not so simple anymore. The good guys -- S.H.I.E.L.D. and the N.S.A. -- are getting caught doing things we never dreamt the '''bad guys''' would do, even in our worst nightmares. But the even bigger, scarier problem for me? In all these struggles, all these debates, and all these things tearing us apart -- I '''have''' a side. That's right. I have opinions. Strongly held beliefs, even. And here's the thing -- the more I saw the people I believed I was standing up for being '''walked''' on -- the more I heard a noise machine spouting '''intolerance''' and '''fear''', drowning common sense out -- the more I wondered -- shouldn't Captain America be '''more''' than just a symbol? Steve always tried to stay '''above''' the fray, and I respected him for it. He took a stand when he '''had''' to, but as far as politics went -- he played it close to the vest. But if I really believed I could make a difference -- if I really believed I could change some minds, do some '''good''' -- then wasn't I obligated to try?''\\
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* TakeThatAudience: Nick Spencer doesn't shy away from taking shot at the people that complain about Sam Wilson being Captain America, to the point that the first volume is called "Not My Captain America".
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* '''''Captain America: Sam Wilson''''', written by Nick Spencer with art by art by Daniel Acuña, is about Sam Wilson trying to do good as Captain America. The problem is that after expressing his political opinion in a press conference, the public has a massive dislike for him, and after he protecting a whistleblowing hacker (called "the Whisperer") from SHIELD, he's not on their good side either. So Sam has set up a public hotline for people to call him and he works with [[ComicBook/HeroesForHire Misty Knight]], Dennis "D-Man" Dunphy, and [[LegacyCharacter new Falcon]] Joaquin Torres to do all he can, even in this divided political landscape.
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* '''''Captain America: Sam Wilson''''', written by Nick Spencer with art by art by Daniel Acuña, is about Sam Wilson trying to do good as Captain America. The problem is that after expressing his political opinion in a press conference, the public has a massive dislike for him, and after he protecting protected a whistleblowing whistle-blowing hacker (called "the Whisperer") from SHIELD, he's not on their good side either. So Sam has set up a public hotline for people to call him and he works with [[ComicBook/HeroesForHire Misty Knight]], Dennis "D-Man" Dunphy, and [[LegacyCharacter new Falcon]] Joaquin Torres to do all he can, even in this divided political landscape.
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Prior to ''ComicBook/SecretWars2015'', [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica Steve Rogers]], the original Captain America, had the Super Soldier Serum drained from his body and he reverted to his original age. Due to this, he handed over his shield and the title of "Captain America" to his best friend and long-term fighting partner [[ComicBook/TheFalcon Sam Wilson]], who became the new Captain America. They fought against Hydra and the Red Skull until ''ComicBook/SecretWars2015'' and the ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentMarvel happened. The writer for Captain America went to Nick Spencer (''Morning Glories'', ''Superior Foes of Spider-Man'', ''Astonishing Ant-Man''), who decided that since the character was named Captain ''America'', then it just made sense for the book to have some sort of political opinion.
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Prior to ''ComicBook/SecretWars2015'', [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica Steve Rogers]], the original Captain America, had the Super Soldier Serum drained from his body and he reverted to his original age. Due to this, he handed over his shield and the title of "Captain America" to his best friend and long-term fighting partner [[ComicBook/TheFalcon Sam Wilson]], who became the new Captain America. They fought against Hydra and the Red Skull until ''ComicBook/SecretWars2015'' and the ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentMarvel happened. The Then the writer for Captain America went to became Nick Spencer (''Morning Glories'', ''Superior Foes of Spider-Man'', ''Astonishing Ant-Man''), who decided that since the character was named Captain ''America'', ''Captain America'', then it just made sense for the book to have some sort of more political opinion.
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While Creator/EdBrubaker's run focused on espionage and Creator/RickRemender's run had a weird science-bent, so far Nick Spencer's run has been focused on political themes, with supervillains espousing opinions that seem to come straight from right-wing, conservative politicians. This was criticized heavily by the Creator/FoxNewsChannel, which actually made the book [[http://io9.gizmodo.com/people-are-very-mad-that-the-new-captain-america-is-act-1737313033 more popular.]]
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While Creator/EdBrubaker's run focused on espionage and Creator/RickRemender's Rick Remender's run had a weird science-bent, so far Nick Spencer's run has been focused on political themes, with supervillains espousing opinions that seem to come straight from right-wing, conservative politicians. This was criticized heavily by the Creator/FoxNewsChannel, which actually made the book [[http://io9.gizmodo.com/people-are-very-mad-that-the-new-captain-america-is-act-1737313033 more popular.]]
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Prior to ''ComicBook/SecretWars2015'', [[ComicBook/Captain America Steve Rogers]], the original Captain America, had the Super Soldier Serum drained from his body and he reverted to his original age. Due to this, he handed over his shield and the title of "Captain America" to his best friend and long-term fighting partner [[ComicBook/TheFalcon Sam Wilson]], who became the new Captain America. They fought against Hydra and the Red Skull until ''ComicBook/SecretWars2015'' and the ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentMarvel happened. The writer for Captain America went to Nick Spencer (''Morning Glories'', ''Superior Foes of Spider-Man'', ''Astonishing Ant-Man''), who decided that since the character was named Captain ''America'', then it just made sense for the book to have some sort of political opinion.
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Prior to ''ComicBook/SecretWars2015'', [[ComicBook/Captain America [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica Steve Rogers]], the original Captain America, had the Super Soldier Serum drained from his body and he reverted to his original age. Due to this, he handed over his shield and the title of "Captain America" to his best friend and long-term fighting partner [[ComicBook/TheFalcon Sam Wilson]], who became the new Captain America. They fought against Hydra and the Red Skull until ''ComicBook/SecretWars2015'' and the ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentMarvel happened. The writer for Captain America went to Nick Spencer (''Morning Glories'', ''Superior Foes of Spider-Man'', ''Astonishing Ant-Man''), who decided that since the character was named Captain ''America'', then it just made sense for the book to have some sort of political opinion.
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-->Let's just be honest here -- this country is as divided as it's ever been. Red and blue, black and white, Republican and Democrat, North and South -- feels like we are constantly at each other's throats. We don't '''trust''' each other. We no longer see ourselves in our neighbor. And this is not some intellectual debate -- people are '''dying'''. Our streets are burning. Inequality is soaring. It feels like things are about to break wide open. And it used to be -- even if we didn't '''agree''' on what to do in our communities, we could at least unite in fighting common enemies. Everybody's okay with beating up '''Hydra'''. Even that's not so simple anymore. The good guys -- S.H.I.E.L.D. and the N.S.A. -- are getting caught doing things we never dreamt the '''bad guys''' would do, even in our worst nightmares. But the even bigger, scarier problem for me? In all these struggles, all these debates, and all these things tearing us apart -- I '''have''' a side. That's right. I have opinions. Strongly held beliefs, even. And here's the thing -- the more I saw the people I believed I was standing up for being '''walked''' on -- the more I heard a noise machine spouting '''intolerance''' and '''fear''', drowning common sense out -- the more I wondered -- shouldn't Captain America be '''more''' than just a symbol? Steve always tried to stay '''above''' the fray, and I respected him for it. He took a stand when he '''had''' to, but as far as politics went -- he played it close to the vest. But if I really believed I could make a difference -- if I really believed I could change some minds, do some '''good''' -- then wasn't I obligated to try?''\\
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[[caption-width-right:350:The old and the new.]]
-->Let's just be honest here -- this country is as divided as it's ever been. Red and blue, black and white, Republican and Democrat, North and South -- feels like we are constantly at each other's throats. We don't '''trust''' each other. We no longer see ourselves in our neighbor. And this is not some intellectual debate -- people are '''dying'''. Our streets are burning. Inequality is soaring. It feels like things are about to break wide open. And it used to be -- even if we didn't '''agree''' on what to do in our communities, we could at least unite in fighting common enemies. Everybody's okay with beating up '''Hydra'''. Even that's not so simple anymore. The good guys -- S.H.I.E.L.D. and the N.S.A. -- are getting caught doing things we never dreamt the '''bad guys''' would do, even in our worst nightmares. But the even bigger, scarier problem for me? In all these struggles, all these debates, and all these things tearing us apart -- I '''have''' a side. That's right. I have opinions. Strongly held beliefs, even. And here's the thing -- the more I saw the people I believed I was standing up for being '''walked''' on -- the more I heard a noise machine spouting '''intolerance''' and '''fear''', drowning common sense out -- the more I wondered -- shouldn't Captain America be '''more''' than just a symbol? Steve always tried to stay '''above''' the fray, and I respected him for it. He took a stand when he '''had''' to, but as far as politics went -- he played it close to the vest. But if I really believed I could make a difference -- if I really believed I could change some minds, do some '''good''' -- then wasn't I obligated to try?''\\
-- Sam Wilson, Captain America
Prior to ''ComicBook/SecretWars2015'', [[ComicBook/Captain America Steve Rogers]], the original Captain America, had the Super Soldier Serum drained from his body and he reverted to his original age. Due to this, he handed over his shield and the title of "Captain America" to his best friend and long-term fighting partner [[ComicBook/TheFalcon Sam Wilson]], who became the new Captain America. They fought against Hydra and the Red Skull until ''ComicBook/SecretWars2015'' and the ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentMarvel happened. The writer for Captain America went to Nick Spencer (''Morning Glories'', ''Superior Foes of Spider-Man'', ''Astonishing Ant-Man''), who decided that since the character was named Captain ''America'', then it just made sense for the book to have some sort of political opinion.
* '''''Captain America: Sam Wilson''''', written by Nick Spencer with art by art by Daniel Acuña, is about Sam Wilson trying to do good as Captain America. The problem is that after expressing his political opinion in a press conference, the public has a massive dislike for him, and after he protecting a whistleblowing hacker (called "the Whisperer") from SHIELD, he's not on their good side either. So Sam has set up a public hotline for people to call him and he works with [[ComicBook/HeroesForHire Misty Knight]], Dennis "D-Man" Dunphy, and [[LegacyCharacter new Falcon]] Joaquin Torres to do all he can, even in this divided political landscape.
And then, after seven issues, ''ComicBook/AvengersStandoff'' happened and Steve Rogers was restored to youth, super soldier serum intact. In the wake of ''Standoff'', Steve and Sam decide that it's okay if there are ''two'' Captain Americas, even if Sam finds himself compromising on his ideals somewhat.
* '''''Captain America: Steve Rogers''''', written by Spencer with art by Jesus Saiz, is about Steve going back to work for SHIELD, with Sharon Carter and [[spoiler:Rick Jones (who was revealed to have been "the Whisperer")]], going up against a rejuvenated, grassroots Hydra and a powerful telepathic Red Skull.
While Creator/EdBrubaker's run focused on espionage and Creator/RickRemender's run had a weird science-bent, so far Nick Spencer's run has been focused on political themes, with supervillains espousing opinions that seem to come straight from right-wing, conservative politicians. This was criticized heavily by the Creator/FoxNewsChannel, which actually made the book [[http://io9.gizmodo.com/people-are-very-mad-that-the-new-captain-america-is-act-1737313033 more popular.]]
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!Nick Spencer's ''Captain America'' have provided examples of:
* ActionGirl: Misty Knight.
* AffirmativeActionLegacy: Not just Sam as Cap, but also Joaquin Torres as the new Falcon.
* ArcVillain: For the first arc, it's Viper and Serpent Solutions. For ''Standoff'', it's Zemo and Maria Hill.
* BackFromTheDead: Dennis Dunphy, who was killed in the previous run due to mind-control. At first, it's not revealed ''how'' he came back, but eventually in ''Secret Wars Too'', it was revealed a kid was trying to summon a demon and [[HilarityEnsues instead got D-Man.]]
* BedmateReveal: In ''Captain America: Sam Wilson'' #9, it's revealed that Sam slept with [[spoiler:Misty Knight.]]
* BigBad: The Red Skull.
* BodyHorror: Karl Malus, who was eaten and then, well, ejected from Carnage. His body is part-symbiote now and it doesn't look pretty.
* CleavageWindow: Misty Knight not only has a cleavage window, but also a midriff window. It's completely impractical.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Viper, the CEO of "Serpent Solutions." He's a CEO ''and'' a supervillain.
* TheCracker / PlayfulHacker: "The Whisperer," who hacked into SHIELD and publicly revealed that they were doing experiments with a Cosmic Cube in order to alter reality. Since Sam helped him escape, he's been helping Sam. In ''Standoff'', it was revealed that he was actually [[spoiler:Rick Jones]] and then he was forced to work for SHIELD and Steve Rogers.
* DarkActionGirl: Diamondback.
* {{Fanboy}}: D-Man is still a huge fan of the original Captain America and wonders if he remembers him.
* LegacyCharacter: Sam as Captain America and Joaquin as the Falcon.
* MadScientist: Karl Malus
* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: In the previous run, Redwing was turned into a vampire. And in this run, he is outfitted with a cybernetic suit. So he's a vampire cyborg falcon.
* NonHumanSidekick: Redwing, who has a better public poll numbers than Sam does.
* PettingZooPeople: In "''Sam Wilson, Captain America''", while investigating the whereabouts of kidnapped illegal immigrants that have been happening at the US/Mexican border, Sam ends up captured, too, and spliced with Wolf genes. And thus marks the return of Wolf-Cap, something Misty Knight doesn't allow Sam to forget for a single moment. Despite all of the hilarious inconvenience that ensues because of it, the effects are projected to wear off soon enough, though not outside the span of at least 3 issues.
** MadScientist Karl Mallus's other victims aren't always so lucky in the Petting Zoo department. Joaquin Torres, the soon to be new Falcon, actually seems to come out the better for than most, as far as can be told, and despite the bigger eyes, slightly taloned hands and feet, and flight-capable wings on his arms, he looks more human than even Wolf-Cap does. However, because he was spliced with genes from Sam's pet, Redwing, and because of Redwing's unique physiology as an avian vampirism carrier (i.e., many of the perks without most of the side-effects), unlike Sam and other potential splice victims, Joaquin's newly granted HealingFactor actually renders him unable to be cured of his "Falcon" state.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: The Sons of the Serpent are racist supervillains who patrol the border between US and Mexico and look for people to kidnap and kill, all while espousing racist rhetoric. And yet, somehow, [[http://io9.gizmodo.com/people-are-very-mad-that-the-new-captain-america-is-act-1737313033 Fox News]] ''didn't'' think that they were supposed to be villains.
* PunchClockVillain: Diamondback. Sam comes to her to find out information, but it turns out that she's already involved with Viper and the Serpent Solutions...because her fiance, the Constrictor, got cancer and ''died'' and she was still stuck trying to pay the rent and bills alone, with her only job as a stripper. She joined Serpent Solutions for money and money only and even then, she couldn't bring herself to kill Sam.
* SmugSnake: Viper is an almost literal smug snake, as he is a snake-themed supervillain in charge of an entire company of snake-themed supervillains, Serpent Solutions.
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[[caption-width-right:350:The old and the new.]]
-->Let's just be honest here -- this country is as divided as it's ever been. Red and blue, black and white, Republican and Democrat, North and South -- feels like we are constantly at each other's throats. We don't '''trust''' each other. We no longer see ourselves in our neighbor. And this is not some intellectual debate -- people are '''dying'''. Our streets are burning. Inequality is soaring. It feels like things are about to break wide open. And it used to be -- even if we didn't '''agree''' on what to do in our communities, we could at least unite in fighting common enemies. Everybody's okay with beating up '''Hydra'''. Even that's not so simple anymore. The good guys -- S.H.I.E.L.D. and the N.S.A. -- are getting caught doing things we never dreamt the '''bad guys''' would do, even in our worst nightmares. But the even bigger, scarier problem for me? In all these struggles, all these debates, and all these things tearing us apart -- I '''have''' a side. That's right. I have opinions. Strongly held beliefs, even. And here's the thing -- the more I saw the people I believed I was standing up for being '''walked''' on -- the more I heard a noise machine spouting '''intolerance''' and '''fear''', drowning common sense out -- the more I wondered -- shouldn't Captain America be '''more''' than just a symbol? Steve always tried to stay '''above''' the fray, and I respected him for it. He took a stand when he '''had''' to, but as far as politics went -- he played it close to the vest. But if I really believed I could make a difference -- if I really believed I could change some minds, do some '''good''' -- then wasn't I obligated to try?''\\
-- Sam Wilson, Captain America
Prior to ''ComicBook/SecretWars2015'', [[ComicBook/Captain America Steve Rogers]], the original Captain America, had the Super Soldier Serum drained from his body and he reverted to his original age. Due to this, he handed over his shield and the title of "Captain America" to his best friend and long-term fighting partner [[ComicBook/TheFalcon Sam Wilson]], who became the new Captain America. They fought against Hydra and the Red Skull until ''ComicBook/SecretWars2015'' and the ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentMarvel happened. The writer for Captain America went to Nick Spencer (''Morning Glories'', ''Superior Foes of Spider-Man'', ''Astonishing Ant-Man''), who decided that since the character was named Captain ''America'', then it just made sense for the book to have some sort of political opinion.
* '''''Captain America: Sam Wilson''''', written by Nick Spencer with art by art by Daniel Acuña, is about Sam Wilson trying to do good as Captain America. The problem is that after expressing his political opinion in a press conference, the public has a massive dislike for him, and after he protecting a whistleblowing hacker (called "the Whisperer") from SHIELD, he's not on their good side either. So Sam has set up a public hotline for people to call him and he works with [[ComicBook/HeroesForHire Misty Knight]], Dennis "D-Man" Dunphy, and [[LegacyCharacter new Falcon]] Joaquin Torres to do all he can, even in this divided political landscape.
And then, after seven issues, ''ComicBook/AvengersStandoff'' happened and Steve Rogers was restored to youth, super soldier serum intact. In the wake of ''Standoff'', Steve and Sam decide that it's okay if there are ''two'' Captain Americas, even if Sam finds himself compromising on his ideals somewhat.
* '''''Captain America: Steve Rogers''''', written by Spencer with art by Jesus Saiz, is about Steve going back to work for SHIELD, with Sharon Carter and [[spoiler:Rick Jones (who was revealed to have been "the Whisperer")]], going up against a rejuvenated, grassroots Hydra and a powerful telepathic Red Skull.
While Creator/EdBrubaker's run focused on espionage and Creator/RickRemender's run had a weird science-bent, so far Nick Spencer's run has been focused on political themes, with supervillains espousing opinions that seem to come straight from right-wing, conservative politicians. This was criticized heavily by the Creator/FoxNewsChannel, which actually made the book [[http://io9.gizmodo.com/people-are-very-mad-that-the-new-captain-america-is-act-1737313033 more popular.]]
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!Nick Spencer's ''Captain America'' have provided examples of:
* ActionGirl: Misty Knight.
* AffirmativeActionLegacy: Not just Sam as Cap, but also Joaquin Torres as the new Falcon.
* ArcVillain: For the first arc, it's Viper and Serpent Solutions. For ''Standoff'', it's Zemo and Maria Hill.
* BackFromTheDead: Dennis Dunphy, who was killed in the previous run due to mind-control. At first, it's not revealed ''how'' he came back, but eventually in ''Secret Wars Too'', it was revealed a kid was trying to summon a demon and [[HilarityEnsues instead got D-Man.]]
* BedmateReveal: In ''Captain America: Sam Wilson'' #9, it's revealed that Sam slept with [[spoiler:Misty Knight.]]
* BigBad: The Red Skull.
* BodyHorror: Karl Malus, who was eaten and then, well, ejected from Carnage. His body is part-symbiote now and it doesn't look pretty.
* CleavageWindow: Misty Knight not only has a cleavage window, but also a midriff window. It's completely impractical.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Viper, the CEO of "Serpent Solutions." He's a CEO ''and'' a supervillain.
* TheCracker / PlayfulHacker: "The Whisperer," who hacked into SHIELD and publicly revealed that they were doing experiments with a Cosmic Cube in order to alter reality. Since Sam helped him escape, he's been helping Sam. In ''Standoff'', it was revealed that he was actually [[spoiler:Rick Jones]] and then he was forced to work for SHIELD and Steve Rogers.
* DarkActionGirl: Diamondback.
* {{Fanboy}}: D-Man is still a huge fan of the original Captain America and wonders if he remembers him.
* LegacyCharacter: Sam as Captain America and Joaquin as the Falcon.
* MadScientist: Karl Malus
* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: In the previous run, Redwing was turned into a vampire. And in this run, he is outfitted with a cybernetic suit. So he's a vampire cyborg falcon.
* NonHumanSidekick: Redwing, who has a better public poll numbers than Sam does.
* PettingZooPeople: In "''Sam Wilson, Captain America''", while investigating the whereabouts of kidnapped illegal immigrants that have been happening at the US/Mexican border, Sam ends up captured, too, and spliced with Wolf genes. And thus marks the return of Wolf-Cap, something Misty Knight doesn't allow Sam to forget for a single moment. Despite all of the hilarious inconvenience that ensues because of it, the effects are projected to wear off soon enough, though not outside the span of at least 3 issues.
** MadScientist Karl Mallus's other victims aren't always so lucky in the Petting Zoo department. Joaquin Torres, the soon to be new Falcon, actually seems to come out the better for than most, as far as can be told, and despite the bigger eyes, slightly taloned hands and feet, and flight-capable wings on his arms, he looks more human than even Wolf-Cap does. However, because he was spliced with genes from Sam's pet, Redwing, and because of Redwing's unique physiology as an avian vampirism carrier (i.e., many of the perks without most of the side-effects), unlike Sam and other potential splice victims, Joaquin's newly granted HealingFactor actually renders him unable to be cured of his "Falcon" state.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: The Sons of the Serpent are racist supervillains who patrol the border between US and Mexico and look for people to kidnap and kill, all while espousing racist rhetoric. And yet, somehow, [[http://io9.gizmodo.com/people-are-very-mad-that-the-new-captain-america-is-act-1737313033 Fox News]] ''didn't'' think that they were supposed to be villains.
* PunchClockVillain: Diamondback. Sam comes to her to find out information, but it turns out that she's already involved with Viper and the Serpent Solutions...because her fiance, the Constrictor, got cancer and ''died'' and she was still stuck trying to pay the rent and bills alone, with her only job as a stripper. She joined Serpent Solutions for money and money only and even then, she couldn't bring herself to kill Sam.
* SmugSnake: Viper is an almost literal smug snake, as he is a snake-themed supervillain in charge of an entire company of snake-themed supervillains, Serpent Solutions.
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